The fixtures for the 2015-16 Premier League season were released on Wednesday morning, allowing supporters of the 20 top-flight clubs to imagine what might be when the new campaign kicks off.

The opening weekend's highlights include Liverpool returning to the scene of their 6-1 mauling on the final day of last season, Manchester United host Spurs and champions Chelsea meet Garry Monk's Swansea.

From there, all will take 38 games to decide their own individual fate - after all, those are the rules - and subsequently the destination of the Premier League title, the European spots and those dreaded relegation places.

But do we really need to wait for the action to unfold to find out what happens? Or can we not just figure it out ahead of time?

As such, with tongue firmly in cheek, here's a look at what
may will definitely happen when the action gets underway on August 8:

August

I can't go on: David de Gea's transfer saga may disrupt United's start to the season (Image: Action)

Ahead of the first Super Sunday of the Premier League season, David de Gea - his summer transfer saga involving Real Madrid still not concluded - tells Louis van Gaal his head isn’t right and it’s best he sits out the opener against Tottenham. Victor Valdes starts, but Spurs pinch a 2-1 win thanks to the still-at-the-club Harry Kane’s late winner. Hugo Lloris takes the man of the match award and van Gaal promptly tells the United board to cash in on de Gea, and splashes £20million on the Frenchman as his replacement.

Brendan Rodgers takes his Liverpool side back to Stoke, and while they aren’t mauled for the second time in four months, the Reds endure a miserable day, losing thanks to a goal from old boy Charlie Adam. Rodgers is seen shaking his head, as are much of the away support. Jurgen Klopp isn’t spotted in the stands.

Elsewhere, newly-promoted Bournemouth claim three points against Tim Sherwood’s Aston Villa in their Premier League debut, but Quique Sanchez Flores doesn’t do so well in the battle of the Spaniards, with Watford losing at Everton.

Throughout August, champions Chelsea show their grit, taking 10 points from their first four fixtures - Swansea, West Brom and Crystal Palace are all beaten by single goal margins, while they claim a draw at Manchester City on August 16.

Liverpool follow up their loss at Stoke by beating Bournemouth, before losing at Arsenal. Jurgen Klopp is in attendance, but says he’s just there to watch ‘a wonderful game of football’. On the same day Alex Neil’s Norwich outplay Stoke, having 16 shots to the away sides one; they lose 1-0.

Steve McClaren’s Newcastle take two points from their opening four games, ending the month by being beaten 4-0 at home by Arsene Wenger's men, who take maximum points from their first four matches, to lead the league.

September

Well this is going good: Two-thirds of Arsenal's BOS strikeforce (Image: Reuters)

Arsenal continue their 100% record after the international break with a 3-0 home win over Stoke. Alexis Sanchez has six goals in five games, while new £40million striker Karim Benzema - a deadline day signing from Real Madrid - bags a debut goal. He’s swiftly hailed on Twitter as the best striker in the world, by a plethora of Gooners on social media, featuring vines, videos, graphics and a whole host of other decorations.

Liverpool head to Old Trafford in the latest of their hardest-ever-run-of-away-games and are beaten 2-1. Jurgen Klopp is in attendance, a guest pundit of Sky. On the same day, Newcastle pick up their first win, beating Slaven Bilic’s West Ham thanks to a goal from Andy Carroll, his first since returning.

Champions Chelsea end Arsenal’s unbeaten run with a comfortable 2-0 win the following week, goals from Eden Hazard and Radamel Falcao - his fourth already. Bilic’s West Ham are routed at the Etihad, Sergio Aguero scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 win for Manuel Pellegrini’s men. Tottenham, having lost Harry Kane on deadline day to United, beat Crystal Palace, but the focus in the Twittersphere is a vine of Yannick Bolasie flicking the ball over Kyle Walker's head, before nutmegging a pensioner in the crowd.

Spurs have no such luck the following weekend, losing at home to City, Michel Vorm handing the away side victory as he drops a Pablo Zabaleta cross at the feet of Aguero. Elsewhere, Troy Deeney bags a brace for Watford in a 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace, while Peter Crouch does likewise as Stoke beat Bournemouth.

October

Questions: Rodgers must have a big start to the season - or there'll be trouble (Image: David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

The first Merseyside derby of the season sees Daniel Sturridge put Liverpool ahead in the fourth minute, before tearing his hamstring in the ninth; Gerard Deulofeu nets a late winner for Everton, leaving Brendan Rodgers to puff his cheeks and declare he couldn’t have asked for more than his players “outstanding” effort. Jurgen Klopp isn’t there, but he’s snapped on a camera phone in Boston, watching the Red Sox. Coincidence?

Tim Sherwood’s win ratio isn’t what it once was and Villa are put to the sword at Chelsea, with Diego Costa and Radamel Falcao both netting two goals each. Bournemouth look like shocking Man City after Callum Wilson’s first half goal, but City fire back to win. They have no such luck the following week, losing 3-2 in the Manchester derby, Harry Kane's 89th minute goal winning the game, before Hugo Lloris saves a 93rd minute penalty. Quietly they are clinging to the coat tails of Arsenal and Chelsea.

A nervous Brendan Rodgers pioneers a 5-5-0 formation at Stamford Bridge on October 31st, nicknaming it his ‘Halloweeny’ and featuring false wingers, inverted fives and the flying broomstick. They lose 2-0. Jurgen Klopp is in attendance working for Sky Germany. He says ‘no comment’ to suggestions he’s agreed to take over.

November

Wilkommen: The Kop gets Klopp (Image: Reuters)

The North London derby leaves Spurs fans feeling blue. In this acronym-ridden world of MSN, BBC and WBA, Spurs are torn apart by BOS (Benzema, Ozil, Sanchez), leaving Mauricio Pochettino’s men 13th in the league and Daniel Levy’s trigger finger starts to feel itchy.

Crystal Palace win at Anfield and Brendan Rodgers admits post-game that if the owners want him to move aside, he will. Six hours later, he’s sacked, an announcement made live on Match of the Day - where Jurgen Klopp happens to be working as a pundit for one night only. Klopp leaves the show 10 minutes before the end, missing Norwich vs Swansea, and is picked up in a helicopter by Ian Ayre and John W Henry.

He’s handed a four-year deal the following day.

His debut comes at the Etihad, where Liverpool’s high-energy style sees James Milner and Jordan Henderson both score in the first-half. But after running out of steam in the second, they leave with just a point, thanks to the league’s top scorer, Aguero, and an own goal from Nathaniel Clyne late on.

On November 28, Chelsea are beaten 1-0 at Tottenham, who also beat West Ham the previous week. Daniel Levy and Mauricio Pochettino begin talks over a new contract.

December

Clash: United meet Chelsea on December 28 (Image: Alex Livesey)

Arsenal, both Manchester clubs and Chelsea all start the month with wins as the top four continue their upward charge, while Southampton’s win over Aston Villa has them quietly sitting in fifth, with Sadio Mane already in double figures and being tipped widely as a possible player of the year. Chelsea are linked with a January move.

Convincing wins over Newcastle, Watford and Leicester have Liverpool moving up the table, with Raheem Sterling rejuvenated and Danny Ings, enjoying regular starts under Klopp, scoring six times across the month.

Bournemouth’s 2015 ends horribly, as they meet three of the top four, as well as Crystal Palace and West Brom. They lose all five matches, by an aggregate score of 19-4. They sit rock bottom as Christmas turns into New Year.

Arsenal are top at Christmas, and extend their lead heading into the new year, while Nemanja Matic, Memphis Depay and Louis van Gaal are all sent off in a bad-tempered affair as United and Chelsea play out a goalless draw at Old Trafford.

January

2016 kicks off with Manchester United vs Swansea in the early kick-off and the Red Devils are taken by surprise as Andre Ayew scores the only goal.

Sunderland, firmly entrenched under Dick Advocaat in mid-table, beat Aston Villa, for whom the club’s owners swiftly issue a statement backing Tim Sherwood. They’re repaid by seven points and a win at West Brom, with Christian Benteke scoring four times across the month - doubling his tally for the season.

Chelsea go the month unbeaten and claim an away win at the Emirates on January 23, for whom Alexis Sanchez picks up a thigh injury. He’ll miss two months and social media is swiftly full of #WengerOut posts, after Arenal’s torrid month of struggle (three defeats) despite the Gunners sitting only three points off top spot.

February

A round of night fixtures kicks off February with Manchester City up against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, and Dick Advocaat’s men continue their top 10 push with a 1-0 win. Inconsistent Crystal Palace are beaten at home by Bournemouth, before the Eagles soar past Swansea, Watford and West Brom to also hit the top half

Tottenham, having signed Yannick Bolasie in January, are thrashed by City, but Manuel Pellegrini’s men still can’t quite near Chelsea, who continue to win at a relentless level, seeing off Manchester United, Watford, Newcastle and drawing with Southampton during the month. However, Diego Costa picks up an injury at St Mary’s and is out for a month, while Arsenal’s loss at Old Trafford leaves them now seven points off top spot, in third.

Liverpool rise to fifth, after beating Everton in the Merseyside derby at the end of the month, a result which leaves the Toffees 12th and has Romelu Lukaku declaring he wants to move in the summer - although he denies he ever said such things.

March

Found his groove: Falcao's heading to Chelsea...goals heading his way (Image: Getty)

Alex Neil’s Norwich continue to keep their head above water, and a performance inspired by Nathan Redmond sees them beat league leaders Chelsea to start the month. Even before the final whistle is blown, Redmond is being hailed as a ‘must pick’ for the next England squad, for Euro 2016 and as the leading contender in BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Jack Wilshere, fresh from another FA rap after swearing into a camera during the win over Swansea, scores one and makes another in Arsenal’s 2-1 win at White Hart Lane. He’s seen at the end of the game in front of the away fans, megaphone in hand, asking “What do you think of Tottenham”. He’s handed a three-match ban.

Liverpool meet Chelsea at Anfield and despite Radamel Falcao’s 14th league goal of the season (he has 21 in all), Klopp’s Reds claim a come-from-behind win, which makes up for the three goals shipped in defeat at Crystal Palace the previous week.

Watford continue to miss Troy Deeney, who joined a desperate Spurs in January to finally replace Kane, and defeat at home to Stoke is enough for Sanchez Flores to be sacked by the Pozzo familyar. Slavisa Jokanovic is brought back to the club who he led to promotion the previous year.

April

Jokanovic’s second-coming has writers across the country penning “they say you should never go back”, as the Hornets are hit for six by Arsenal, leaving fans on social media to proclaim that ‘Yes, we can still win the title’, although such statements are largely prefaced with ‘so long as Chelsea slip up at Villa’. Chelsea win 1-0.

Liverpool and Spurs play out arguably the most entertaining game of the season at Anfield, a win for the home side featuring seven goals, two red cards, two penalties, an own goal, umpteen mistakes, fist bumps galore from Klopp, 10 minutes of second half injury time and a 35-yard winner from Dejan Lovren - which bobbles under Michel Vorm.

Lloris returns to his former club the following week and puts on a goalkeeping masterclass, as United, despite a turgid attacking display, claim a 1-0 win thanks to a late goal by Memphis Depay. Across London, Alexis Sanchez scores twice at Upton Park, leaving West Ham in the bottom three. Karren Brady phones Sam Allardyce on the evening, but he’s not answering his mobile.

The month ends with Watford’s relegation assured thanks to a home defeat by Aston Villa and although Arsenal beat Norwich, Manchester City’s draw at Europa League semi-finalists Southampton means Chelsea move within a point of the title after beating Spurs at Stamford Bridge.

May

Back on top: Chelsea secure a second successive title (Image: Getty)

Chelsea secure their second successive Premier League title with a draw at the Stadium of Light, before enjoying a comfortable win over Leicester on the final day, where Radamel Falcao makes it 20 Premier League goals for the season.

Manchester City beat Arsenal to second place, having both beat the Gunners and Swansea in their final two fixtures but Sergio Aguero’s 30-goal season is little more than a fond farewell for the League Cup winners, who is set to finally join Real Madrid. Arsenal finish third and Manchester United fourth once more (Kane scoring 25 times in all competitions) with Klopp’s Liverpool taking fifth, just four points away - having been 14 points behind United when the German took over.

Southampton’s Europa League journey ends in glorious failure, beaten in the final in Switzerland, but they again finish in the top half, as do Stoke City and Sunderland, whose fans christen their final day trip to Watford ‘Dick Day’ in honour of Advocaat who is stepping down as boss.

Watford are joined in heading back to the Championship by Bournemouth, who despite scoring 50 goals in 38 games, conceded 94.

The third spot goes to West Ham, and within hours of their final day defeat at Stoke, Karren Brady is back on the phone trying to get in touch with Sam Allardyce. Unfortunately, as she contemplates Championship football in the Olympic Stadium for the Hammers, the phone on the other end of the line rings once - before cutting to voicemail.